mam - Master Thesis and Colloquium (Complete module description)

Module label	Master Thesis and Colloquium
Modulkürzel	mam
Credit points	21.0 KP
Workload	630 h
Institute directory	Department of Computing Science
Verwendbarkeit des Moduls	Master of Education Programme (Hauptschule and Realschule) Computing Science (Master of Education) > Abschlussmodul
Zuständige Personen	Diethelm, Ira (module responsibility) Lehrenden, Die im Modul (Prüfungsberechtigt)
Prerequisites	no participant requirements
Skills to be acquired in this module	The students prove that they are able to process and solve complex computer science tasks based on gained scientific knowledge and applied research methods. The students successfully implement a task especially by using their acquired professional and methodological knowledge and their professional and social competences. The accompanying seminar is used to discuss the master’s thesis methodically and contentrelated. During the seminar the exchange of research and practical experience fosters the students' ability to discuss and evaluate their thesis with other students and experts. The master’s thesis is finished by a colloquium. Professional competence The students: Recognise and evaluate applied techniques and methods of their subject and are aware of their limits Design solutions for complex, possibly vaguely defined or unusual computer science tasks/problems and evaluate these with reference to state of the art computer science and technology Identify, structure and solve problems/tasks, also in new or developing subject areas Apply state of the art and innovative methods to solve problems, if necessary from other disciplines Relate knowledge from different disciplines and apply this new knowledge in complex situations Develop complex computer systems, processes and datamodels Are aware of the current limits and contribute to the development of computer science research and technology Discuss and evaluate recent computer science developments Methodological competence The students: Identify and develop one or more solutions Evaluate and apply tools, technology and methods sophisticatedly Examine tasks with technical and research literature, write an academic article and present their solutions academically Schedule processes and resources Apply project management techniques Combine new and original approaches and methods creatively Evaluate problems/tasks, including new or developing subject areas of their discipline and apply computer science methods for solutions and research Social competence The students: Communicate with users and experts convincingly Take reasonable decisions Self-competence The students: Pursue the overall and special computer science development critically Implement innovative professional activities effectively and independently Recognise their abilities and extend them purposefully Reflect their self-perception and actions with regard to professional, methodological and social aspects Develop and reflect self-developed hypothesis to theories independently Work in their field independently
Module contents	The content of this module is an independent topic research. The research findings will be presented and discussed in a master’s thesis colloquium.
Literaturempfehlungen	Will be specified according to the concrete topic
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Languages of instruction	German, English
Duration (semesters)	1 Semester
Module frequency	every semester
Module capacity	unlimited
Teaching/Learning method	S

Examination	Prüfungszeiten	Type of examination
Final exam of module		Masterthesis, presentation and discussion

Form of instruction	Seminar
SWS	0
Frequency	SoSe und WiSe